He wrote a book about Antifa. Death threats force him to leave the United States

“We, the students of Rutgers University, are deeply concerned to learn that an outspoken and known member of Antifa, Dr. Mark Bray, works at the university,” Doyle wrote in the petition. “Dr. Mark Bray, who we call Dr. Antifa, has written the Antifa Handbook, which is a how-to guide for what he refers to as ‘anti-fascist militants.’”

Doyle also noted that Bray’s public comments were similar to the type of rhetoric that led to this The assassination of Charlie Kirk Last month.” In an update three days after the petition was first posted, Doyle said: “I do not support death threats, probing or harassment nor would I wish it on anyone, especially Mark Bray.”

Two days after the petition was launched, Fox News posted a story about it on its website and quoted Doyle. Bray says he declined to provide comment to Fox News, claiming that at the time the petition had fewer than 100 signatures. At the time of publication, the petition had collected nearly 1,000 signatures.

“It seemed a little strange to me to get a news story about a relatively small Change.org petition,” Bray says. “Fox News was trying to create a story that would get clicks (and) when the Fox News story came out on Saturday, within a few hours I received another death threat and another threatening email with my full address, which upset me greatly.”

Doyle, TPUSA and FOX News did not respond to a request for comment.

At that point, Bray says, he and his family made the decision to leave the United States and move to Spain. WIRED spoke to Bray on Monday as he prepared to leave the United States, and he said he had just received another death threat that morning, and his address is still posted online.

Dozens of braai Former students He jumped to his defence. One told WIRED that his classmates were “disappointed” that he was leaving the United States.